MN100: Hydrex

Hydrex offers turnkey underwater repair solutions to shipowners wherever and whenever they are needed. Hydrex’s multidisciplinary team will help you find the best solution for any problem encountered with your ship below the water line. Hydrex provides a complete range of high quality underwater repair and maintenance services. These are performed on-site to avoid costly unscheduled off-hire time or a drydock visit. The firm immediately mobilizes its diver/technicians to any location around the globe to carry out necessary repair work without the need to drydock. All projects are engineered and carried out in close cooperation with the customer and any third party suppliers. These operations are permanent, class approved and provided at any location. Headquartered in the Belgian port of Antwerp, the firm has offices in Rotterdam, Tampa (USA) and Algeciras (Spain). The firm employs about 40.

Last month a team of experienced Hydrex diver/technicians performed underwater thruster operations on two vessels simultaneously in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. Repairs were carried out on both azimuth thrusters of an FPSO while the thruster seals of a heavy load carrier were replaced. Both vessels are managed by the same company and both were suffering from leakage problems on their propulsion system. Both repairs were effected in one operation, giving the costumer the advantage of only one mobilization for both vessels and kept the cost within budget. 

With over 40 years of experience, Hydrex has the know how to offers turnkey underwater repair and maintenance solutions to vessel owners. Large and multidisciplinary teams can solve any problem encountered below the water line. Diver/technicians carry out any necessary repair work without the need to drydock.

(As published in the August 2016 MN100 edition of Marine News)